2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumPaul Ryan’s ‘Problematic’ RNC Spending Spree -- uh oh
http://politicker.com/2012/10/paul-ryan-campaign-money/"A Politicker examination of federal campaign finance disclosure reports submitted by Paul Ryans congressional campaign has uncovered indications Mr. Ryan may have improperly used funds raised for his re-election effort in Wisconsin for presidential campaign activities at the Republican National Convention in August. Mr. Ryan is simultaneously running for re-election in Wisconsins First Congressional District and on the GOP presidential ticket with Mitt Romney. At the RNC in Tampa, Mr. Ryans House campaign spent over $75,000. However, these convention expenses seem to go far beyond the scope of the activities and staff he had at the RNC for his bid to reclaim his House seat.
One prominent election law expert told us this is a highly problematic potential violation of Federal Election Commission regulations regarding candidates running for multiple federal offices. A spokesperson for Mr. Ryans opponent in Wisconsins First Congressional District described it as a possibly troubling element of Paul Ryans overarching pattern of dishonesty in this race. When we reached out to Mr. Ryans congressional campaign manager, we received a shifting series of explanations including at least one statement that was clearly untrue."
LiberalFighter
(51,170 posts)longship
(40,416 posts)This needs to be reported.
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)riverwalker
(8,694 posts)FEC Complaint Filed Against Rep. Paul Ryan Alleging Improper Use of Congressional Campaign Funds
Progressive advocacy group One Wisconsin Now has filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission alleging U.S. Representative and Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan has improperly used his Congressional campaign funds to promote the GOP presidential ticket.
Rep. Ryan has purchased $2 million in ads from his Congressional campaign account, but none of the five ads specifically mention he is running for Congress. One Wisconsin Now alleges the ads promote Ryan's Vice-Presidential candidacy rather than his Congressional reelection.
"Wisconsin is widely considered to be a key swing state in the presidential election, and many pundits and political observers viewed the selection of Ryan as an attempt to boost the GOP campaign here. I don't think they had in mind Ryan would possibly violate federal campaign finance laws to do it," One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross said in a press release.
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barnabas63
(1,214 posts)Good information here.
Waiting For Everyman
(9,385 posts)Wow. That's awkward.
ProudProgressiveNow
(6,129 posts)Bainbridge Bear
(155 posts)would end up pulling a "Sarah Palin" with the money. My guess is that he "won't have time" to explain what he did with this money, either. Paul Ryan is a corrupt, arrogant asshole. Also, let us not forget "Potgate". Another great example of his shameless duplicity.
dchill
(38,562 posts)of Paul Ryan's "genius."
Dustlawyer
(10,497 posts)DonCoquixote
(13,616 posts)Many merchants in Tampa felt seriously gipped by the RNC. The Pubs used private actering and cut off private "clubs." A lot of merchants lost buisness, as the streets were cut off, and everybody assumed places like Ybor would actually be busy (ha)! If Ryan is shown to have messed up on funds, well,it would make soem tampa people mad.
tarheelsunc
(2,117 posts)so keep him there for our sake!
dchill
(38,562 posts)SleeplessinSoCal
(9,156 posts)Supersedeas
(20,630 posts)jmowreader
(50,567 posts)I suspect they'll find people who hit FEC limits on donating to Romney, but didn't want to start 529s or get into soft money, laundered Romney donations through Ryan. And it would be easy to catch: if Ryan got a $5000 donation from a declared Romney contributor and spent it on Romney's campaign rather than his House campaign R&R are screwed and if it can be proven the contributor intended for it to happen he is screwed too.
The perfect ending to this campaign: Obama reelected, Romney to jail for tax evasion and violating securities laws, Ryan to jail for campaign finance law violations and the RNC closed in a RICO case.
MuhkRahker
(104 posts)UrbScotty
(23,980 posts)begin_within
(21,551 posts)Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)Joe Biden would be poison to Obama and it would be out there every day all day. It's like the media doesn't want this to mess up the election. Like it will be resolved after the election when it's too late. Like if the media brings this up, it's like conspiracy shit, so they don't follow it, especially if it involves Repukes.
begin_within
(21,551 posts)Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)NCLefty
(3,678 posts)Lawrence O said tonight that Ryan voted 91% of the times to increase the debt (voting for things that were unfunded).
Or, in GOP-land: "Deficit hawk"
Third Doctor
(1,574 posts)UCmeNdc
(9,601 posts)This might be why no one has heard from Ryan lately. Keep the Press away from him and asking questions.
jmowreader
(50,567 posts)Romney doesn't need to campaign. Everyone at one of those rallies knows what he is going to say:
Obama bad.
He isn't spending the way we want him to.
I will give you a tax cut.
I will balance the budget.
I won't try to spend our way out of the budget crisis.
The problem with that last one is, Romney knows damn well the quickest and surest way to prosperity is to spend money in ways that will bring in more than you spent. It is what an investor does when he buys stock. It is what a business owner does when she buys a new machine or hires a person. And it is what Mitt Romney did when he bought a company. Mitt knows you do not scrimp your way to prosperity. You scrimp when you are trying only to keep the sheriff from throwing your stuff on the lawn for another day...but if you are at that point and you don't find a way to make more money the sheriff will come. Maybe he won't come this week. But he will come.
Romney should restrict himself to negative commercials. Just as effective, and less travel required.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)That's the Rmoney/Ryan campaign summed up nicely.
corkhead
(6,119 posts)Kurovski
(34,655 posts)That up there ^
It's Ok If You're Repukelican.
Javaman
(62,534 posts)heaven05
(18,124 posts)nothing will be done about it. give me a break,
Blue Idaho
(5,060 posts)Greed is good.
lupojohn
(23 posts)Get it to someone like Ed or Chris on MSNBC. We still have time to finish this joker off.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)The new and improved Sarah Palin
Up2Late
(17,797 posts)I hope this is trouble for him, he really disgusts me. He is a disgrace to Irish people everywhere.